Many thanks to NetGalley and GP Putnam Sons for gifting me a digital ARC of the new book by a long time favorite, Robin Cook. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
NYC Medical Examiner Jack Stapleton gets a call from an old medical school friend, Dr Robert Neilson, about some strange happenings in his small town located in the Adirondacks. His wife, Laurie Montgomery, Chief ME in NYC is ready for a break, so the two head upstate to see if they can assist. But trouble is brewing in Essex Falls with a homegrown militia group with foreign assistance training in the woods. It soon appears that a dangerous bioweapon might be in play as well.
This book is number 15 in the Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery series, which I've read most of, but you could certainly read this as a stand alone. Robin Cook is a master at medical thrillers, typically involving current topics that make the reader feel scared about the real life possibilities of such issues. Such is the case here, with fanatical people with weapons and terrorist infiltration. The possibilities are more than frightening. I liked the Adirondack setting and enjoyed getting reacquainted with these characters. More please!
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